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2 hours ago, Arthur Marshall said:
There's too much information flow, all the time, so nothing except pictures of cats being cute gets noticed.
I might have read the rest of your post if you'd included a picture of a cat being cute...
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8 hours ago, waterworks said:
Anyone know anything about a set up for a 60 ft NB with an enclosed AC Diesel generator and electric motor propulsion ?
How big a generator ?
Single or 3 phase ?
What kind of motor ?
Try the folks at Beta Marine. They offer a number of hybrid setups - a quick chat may reveal whether any are suitable for you and your boat.
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3 hours ago, Blue37 said:
hi what type of insurance do i need for a skipper 17 boat with an electric engine?
Have you tried getting illustrative quotes from some companies? Their standard questions may help you decide what you need and lead you to which companies offer what you want.
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On 06/05/2024 at 08:01, noddyboater said:
It's certainly that, I was charged 16 quid for 4 litres of used engine oil!
Maybe some @#&¥§¢∆ paid 16 quid for 4 litres of Creocote and then took the can, now containing 4 litres of used engine oil, back for a refund?
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2 hours ago, jaime66 said:
...Manchester Council and Peel and missing a trick here .
Indeed they are, although even if Castlefields was made into the most perfect Mecca for the boating visitor, it's plagued by some of the worst drug and alcohol issues I've ever moored by. Wait til you go up the Rochdale 9 before sealing your judgement too - clearly much effort went in to improving it... and then they left it to degenerate. Sad, but I guess pleasing boaters is quite far down their priorities list and doesn't bring much to the table in terms of "bang for buck".
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27 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Replying to 20 year old posts - must be close to a record !
To be fair to @LadyG and others, this thread already has quite a claim on a record for the number of times it has been exhumed!
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11 hours ago, David Mack said:
I see the Co-op Live is still not live, the latest opening event having been cancelled 10 minutes after the doors were due to open!
Well, I'm not sure "Boogie wit da Hoodie" would be the most popular opening act amongst CWDF members, so I doubt there'll be moorings full of disappointed narrowboat owners this morning. It's a bit of a fiasco though isn't it, and maybe the Co-op would prefer it was happening to Sainsbury's Live, but best that it's opened only when the venue is safe and ready.
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2 hours ago, Tigerr said:
I never buy dressed crab, unless I can see it is being prepared from fresh crabs.
An unlikely scenario in Nantwich, I'll grant you! The plastic shell was a real shocker though - a crab comes with a natural one, and had I noticed before buying I'd certainly not have bought it for the uncertainty of origin reasons you go on to suggest. Not what should be expected from a fishmonger worthy of a recommendation, imho.
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On 27/04/2024 at 20:23, MixingWizzard said:
I didn't sink!
Always a bonus on any boat trip! Keep not doing it would be my advice.
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On 27/04/2024 at 17:16, Richard T said:
The fishmongers in Nantwich was also very good.
Hmm. We bought some "dressed crab" there last summer. When I went to use it, the shell it was in was a plastic replica. Quite what was wrong with it's original jacket it had to come out of in the first place I fail to grasp. Didn't smell too fresh either, so it went in the bin. Maybe the off crab was an off day (everyone can have those, although it's pretty dodgy with shellfish) but the plastic crab shell was unforgivable for me and I won't be going back.
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8 minutes ago, Jon57 said:
Tonight only us here. Moor mooring rings further up passed the narrows.
Thanks Jon, that looks promising! Mooring info doesn't get much more current than that!
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15 minutes ago, billh said:
Here's a picture of a man putting a mooring spike into the bank for you:
right outside the future Co-Op thingy:
Once you could get a job just pointing at things. The Chinese, Social Media and AI have ruined some promising careers between them.
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1 hour ago, Bishop Brennan said:
I've had things thrown at me on four occasions. They include:
- A pair of women's knickers.
- Two pairs of frilly knickers (thrown from a bridge).
- A pair of very lacy knickers + bra.
- A pair of big knickers typically worn by pensioner aged women (thrown from a moored boat).
Oddly enough, all perpetrators were female.
Bishop, eh? Was the thrower an actress?
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2 hours ago, captain birdseye said:
There are rings above lock 5 right by the steps up to the entrance road
Thank you, good to know.
1 hour ago, Jon57 said:Paradise wharf good safe moorings.
Thanks, useful photo - one of the earlier recommendations and quite likely the choice, but on Google maps satellite photo there's 5 boats on the 6 spaces, so I'm trying to cover all options in case some areas are full.
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4 hours ago, DShK said:
Probably don't need to say this but Glascote Basin Boatyard...
Well that is kinda the point of the thread, so you probably should say it - as you did! My own boat is coming out there for a blast and 2 pack, so the more right you are in your opinion of Norton Canes work the better I sleep!
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Well that's very encouraging! Thank you kindly both. The photo is helpful; the local knowledge priceless.
Thank you especially for the above and beyond effort of taking the trouble to contact the volly @billh, much appreciated.
I'm watching the venue fiasco with interest and hoping there's a few folks higher up the postponement list than The Eagles! I'd have put "Boogie wit da hoodie" in that bracket, but i think I might be working with stale intel...
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I've contacted the Coop Live venue, but they appear to be rather distracted at the moment(!) so if anyone is cruising by or planning to, or walking the towpath there, would you be kind enough to check whether it's feasible to moor by the venue? It looks a possiblity, but if it's concrete with no rings or bollards it's clearly out. I have other options in mind (thanks everyone) but want to check if this is a viable option to add. Thanks.
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2 hours ago, GUMPY said:
No reason to use Sikaflex at all unless you have a fibreglass or wooden roof.
In my case, and doubtless others, I did have a reason: I didn't want to drill holes in my roof. The Stixall solution I used has proven to achieve that admirably. YMMV.
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4 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
so you just book a week out, to cover your 5 days and 3 days back for your return 2 weeks later. Book them all at the same time and change dates if necessary
Yes, following advice earlier from @TheBiscuits that's now exactly my plan. Not obvious you can do that though (see my second post above) so thanks for also coming up with the advice I needed.
11 minutes ago, john6767 said:You are allowed 7 days plus and additional 3 days within 28 days from the first day of the 7 days. So you book the outbound which gives you 7 days if you want that long and then for the return tick the box for the additional 3 days and give the date of your return journey. If you don’t know exactly when you will come back you can at the rooms of booking just guess and then update the return date later, if just make a one way booking and then edit it and add the return later.
Thank you too, just the advice I sought. See my post above.
36 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:The optional extra three days for return was only added because we whined a lot!
You're obviously a very accomplished whiner!
My thanks to you and the others who helped achieve this common sense approach.
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35 minutes ago, GUMPY said:
Depends if you want it to stay fixed or not.
I was bonding a solar panel to the top of the caravan so 60mph winds are common. Didn't want it lifting off and hitting the car behind 😱
That's fair enough. We're not doing that here though, and experience on narrowboat roof mounted solar panels through several British winters seems a pretty fair test for the OP's similar application.
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23 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:
The agreement doesn't give ten days.
It gives seven days plus three days for exactly what you want to do!
Well, that's that sorted then! Thank you.
For those who are not aware,
this is what it says on CRTs page: "you will need to book your passage online and return to your home navigation authority within the ten days. You can revisit the other authority’s water again after a 28-day period."
The 7 days and 3 more to return only comes to light when you sign in and complete their booking form and find there's a tick box at the bottom offering a return extension.
Why don't they just say what @TheBiscuits said - it makes so much more sense.
That's it, no more research - henceforth its straight to my oracle @TheBiscuits for all my north west advice!
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I've done the Bridgewater before, but this time I want to do a pass through heading north and a southbound return later. The CRT agreement allows 10 days, which is ample, but no return in 28 days. I want to spend about 5 days on my outward leg and 2 or 3 on my return leg, about a fortnight later, which doesn't appear to be permitted. Is there a way to do this?
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8 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
Apart from my cuckoo clock, which fell of the wall when I threw a shoe at it when it cuckooed fourteen times at two pm.
Obviously an army cuckoo. A navy cuckoo would have rung 4 bells.
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56 minutes ago, GUMPY said:
Reply from Sika last year when I contacted them about bonding brushed alloy to painted alloy....
This seems to be a simple job getting quite complex!
Several years ago I stuck the (1 sq in) brushed alloy brackets for my solar panels to my painted roof with clear Stixall. No massive deliberation or discussion, no contact with the manufacturer, no pre-treatment, no mess, just a very quick rub with sandpaper and a wipe with white spirit and that was that. They're still there.
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I find that hard to believe.